Park, H. Y. and Stephenson, M. L. 2007 A Critical Analysis of the Symbolic Significance of Heritage Tourism, International Journal of Excellence in Tourism, Hospitality and Catering, 1(2): 34-60.

Conference papers

Ayikoru, M. and Park, H.Y. 2011. The Pedagogic Challenges of Using Film to Enhance Students Learning in UG Tourism Programme, Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences, Middlesex University Dubai, 22-24 November.

Park, H.Y. 2007. The Symbolic Role of Heritage Tourism as a Form of Resistance to Urban Cosmopolitanism, International Workshop on Branding cities, marketed identities and the politics of culture in cosmopolitan urban societies, Middlesex University, London, 13 November.

Park, H.Y. and Stephenson, M.L. 2008. 'It's My Country and I Will Cry If I Want To': The Sociological Study of Nationalism, National Identity and 'the Nation', MU Dubai- Research Series: Working Paper, No. 8.

Languages spoken

Languages Spoken

Learning &Teaching Interests

Heritage tourism; tourism and social sciences; museum tourism and strategic management initiatives; and sustainable alternatives in cultural and heritage tourism; contemporary issues in tourism; tourism development and destination branding

Research Outputs &Interests

My main area of research is cultural heritage tourism, particularly its dialectic role in the reconstruction of national identity, social memory and nationhood. Other research interests include: qualitative (ethnographic) research methods in tourism studies; heritage interpretation and consumption; sustainable development in cultural and heritage tourism; the politics of cultural heritage tourism; the representation of places in tourism; and tourism and photography

Funded Research &Knowledge Exchange Projects

Ayikoru, M. and Park, H.Y. 2010. The Pedagogic Challenges of Using Film to Enhance Students Learning in Undergraduate Tourism Programmes, Higher Education Academy Network for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism (Pedagogic Research and Development Fund 2010/11)